West Paris High School - Nautilus Yearbook (West Paris, ME)

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2 ez 9 - . , - THE. SUE-NLLXY RUSH. HOUR Lexington Avenue Express at '7:a:J in the morning. A human mass of luggage packed in close quarters. Elderly gentlemen reading the norning news. Thick-lipped negroea holding on for dear life. Groggy-looking women, with eyes olosed,- hats awry, swaying to the monotonous music of the train. Swarthy Italians, smacking at thick wads of gum. Stodgy Jews, rattling the latest, gossip. Entrance ways stuffed with cargo--all nondescript personages. A stray drunk on his way homefrom last nLgLt's spree, tottering un- certainly. Last minute manocuve-1 Lefore the train jo ts to a stop. Automatic doors that open. A living mob, once a compact group that scatters. whence--to the four winds of occupation. A DANCE ' Q . ' Subdued lignts create a dim atmosphere made still dim- merfby clouds of cigarette smoke floating in the air. Gig- gling damsele in dirndl frocis are discussing the proposib tions of going out on blind dates. In an obscure corner, oblivious to their surroundings, sit closely together a romantic couple.o A stag line of rowdy individuals engaged in conversation, meet feminine glances with pleading eyes for the next dance. Couples arrive and couples depart. The whole pavilion is alive. p A blare of jazzy swing music suddenly announces the next dance. A baritone croons a popular melody. Experienced dancers shagging, awkward fellows stumbling over their part- ners' feet, shapeless shadows on the walls. 3- M. '59

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Y' +V ef -unique-f u i . , X frl.E WORLD f0DAf Pick up your morning paper. The headlines--what are they? Germany prosecutes the Jews--Czcchs :ive up t0'Ger- many--Japan advances to Iankow--Labor Disputes--all this makes up our life today. Perhaps one day closes with that labor dispute settled. Lhat does the dawn of tomorrow bring? Perhaps something a great deal more serious. With awe and meekness I dread the coming day. Hot just tomorrow, but the da' after and after. Q So many unbelievable things are happening in this world which we American citizens call, civilized. Civilization must advance, but not by this way, of war and strife, and greed! Although the Jews may be looked down upon, remember one of the ten commandments, HLove thy neighbor as thyselfn. If I remember correctly, the Jews have no nation of their own, but just their raceg they have not a country to turn to for refuge, no guiding hand to lead them in their present troubleg nothing left for them, but to be kicked out of their prosperous businesses ite which we give due creditl in to the paths of men to be kicked about as deadly rats! It is beyond my knowledge to comprehend why the people here in our country feel as they do toward foreigners. Hot only the Jews, but toward any race. he must not forget that we, our- selves, are foreljners. Turn back the pages of history books if you doubt me. Tre indian, we find, should be where E2 stand. But is he? No! Ie has become definitely ex- tinct, because of the greed, and jealousy of the white man. The pages of our Histories are carefully turned under when we try to find the cause. pad why! Because one of the leading nations of the world today, Great Brltian, bore the crusade, and now she is ashamed to admit lt! I was very much interested in the headlines, UPresident Calls Ambasador Komen in the paper, during the past few days. I wondered why the frosident should take such an im- mediate interest in this situation, and why not so much in the HCzcchH trouble that mifht have caused another Uwar to end all warsn, where thousands of American young men would have been used for targets and heard of no more. I recall the statement of my former teacher who said that ?resident Roosevelt had Lis family treo removed from Carnegie Hall bo- cause a branch of Jewish blood was showng he being afraid of the opposition that night arise from the people he was jovornlng. Maybe this ansmors Ly question--why nPresident Calls Ambasador Komen. Civilization must advance, but the turning point will come when He calls us for that civilization where no greed, no war, no strife shall existg where the Urats' of men will pay for life with life! M. E. 140 .iaxai

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SECCJNIQLXIQI' SCHOOL EDUCPQFJON A common school education may be enough, perhaps, for a person to earn a living on, but a secondary school education increases very much the income of a person during his life- time. It has been estimated that on the average, everyday spent going to high school is worth forty-five dollars in future income. Years ago, secondary education was unthought of. A per- son who had completed common school was fortunate, and the people who had barely learned to read and write were in the majority. Later, in Grandfather's youth, the so-called nHigh Schooln came into being. It was held during the summer months while the common school was not in session and was at- tended by the more ambitious young men and women. It was de- voted chiefly to grammar, mathematics, and Latin. The school was held in a different section of town each summer. After a person had attended was considered able Gradually this it today. At first several seasons of this school, he or she to teach school. developed into the high school as we know many towns did not support a high school but paid tuition for pupils to attend a high school in some other town. Some small towns do this now. In our town we are fortunate in having two high schools, one serving the south section of the town and one the north- ern section. Although this is more expensive than operating only one high school, it means that many more boys and girls are receiving the benefits of a secondary school education. H. A. '39 l-lui .1